Polymers and soft materials news, January 2011

MAXimising the lubricity of shape-memory polymers

Addition of titanium carbide-based materials significantly reduces friction and wear

Biodegradable plastics: from product to end-of-life

Korean researchers investigate degradation of commercial materials in soil and seawater

Heterogeneous electrocatalysts design for nitrogen reduction reaction under ambient conditions

Singlet oxygen evolution from layered transition metal oxide cathode materials and its implications for lithium-ion batteries

Advanced material keeps heat off new space telescope

A lightweight sunshield has been developed to protect the mirrors and instruments aboard the James Webb Space Telescope from solar radiation.